Deputy chief will leave his role mid next year after six years with the association....
With the industry coming to the end of a particularly challenging period, financial planners have good reason to be optimistic, writes Jo-Anne Bloch....
A year of extremes has forced the industry to step up and meet the demands of clients, writes Brian Bissaker....
Having proven itself resilient, it is time for the Australian funds management industry to take its skills and experience to the world, writes John Brogden....
The findings of the Ripoll Inquiry have been broadly welcomed by the financial planning industry, but as Mike Taylor reports, they will ultimately be diluted by the findi...
It is time for Industry Super Network's David Whiteley to put down the verbal cudgels and for his industry funds’ backers to cease their consequent expenditure of members...
New system will allow payment of fees by a range of methods from credit card through to direct debit....
The Industry Super Network has combined with Choice, ACOSS and the ACTU to place pressure on the Ripoll inquiry just days before it is due to report....
A lack of assertiveness by super funds against fund managers suggests they are captive to agents and service providers, according to the chair of the Government's review ...
Platforms and wraps have become such an integral part of the financial planning revenue equation that any changes to the regulatory environment are likely to be felt up a...
The Investment and Financial Services Association has refreshed its board, with ING's Harry Stout and Mercer's Peter Promnitz being given permanent roles after filling ca...
The IFSA submission to the Cooper Review has argued that advice should be expressly recognised in superannuation legislation....
Proposals to increase online disclosure risks details being obscured by complexity of websites....
In light of the numerous inquiries into financial services as well as changing attitudes to adviser remuneration, SUE VISKOVIC considers the benefits of overhauling your ...
Australian investor sentiment has risen from minus 22.3 points to positive 5.0 points on the IFSA/CoreData Investor Sentiment Index since the beginning of the 2009 calend...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....